Police warn parents of phone scam that claims their child is hurt
Idaho News 6 | Police are warning parents about a new phone scam designed to strike fear into the hearts of loving families.
Scammers are calling parents, pretending to be medics, and claiming their child has been injured.
“They’ve done enough research to know the name, the school, and then they make that call— have somebody crying in the background, usually a recording, using AI,” said Detective Brad Thorne with Boise Police. “What would you do to save your kid? You’d pay.”
Thorne, also a member of the Operation Shamrock Crypto Coalition, advises families to plan ahead. “The main tip is to have a plan. Everybody is going to be contacted by a scammer. Thinking that it’s not going to happen to me is the worst possible way to go about it,” he explained.
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